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<blockquote data-quote="REN" data-source="post: 5875972" data-attributes="member: 4849"><p>Im not sure on the exploded part, however I read a good study a year or so ago about the increase of natural predators and egg poachers like coons and skunks. It wasnt related to turkey per say but I found it interesting either way.</p><p></p><p>In a nut shell it talked about the overall ecosystem with sprawling America (SE was mostly what they were talking about). How the increase in sprawling to rural areas has dramatically increased the rodent and scavenger species. This in turn resulted in a big increase in snake populations and rodent based predator populations as well as coons and other scavenger type animals with access to lots of new food in all the new developments.</p><p></p><p>Instead of the agriculture and blocks of land, the system was now made up of semi grown up fields and brush allowing rodents to thrive. Once rodent (including rabbits) population increases dramatically so does everything else that eats them.</p><p></p><p>Again this study I was reading wasnt about turkeys but it does show a window into other effects and how that trickles down to other species. It was a cool read either way.</p><p></p><p>I dont personally think coon hunting and trapping (lack there of) is much of a cause or effect the past 15 years cause it wasnt all that popular in most cases anyways. Sure in a given county or area but its not like a majority of people did it. Some of the spots Ive hunted for 20 years trapping has never been done on it yet for years the turkey population was HUGE and then years it was almost null and void. Ecosystems can be VERY fickle and I dont think people see the "whole" picture as the landscape changes.</p><p></p><p>having said that, I am not a turkey biologist lol. I dont have answers, I just have questions. I do have a forestry and wildlife biology background so I do at least understand some of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="REN, post: 5875972, member: 4849"] Im not sure on the exploded part, however I read a good study a year or so ago about the increase of natural predators and egg poachers like coons and skunks. It wasnt related to turkey per say but I found it interesting either way. In a nut shell it talked about the overall ecosystem with sprawling America (SE was mostly what they were talking about). How the increase in sprawling to rural areas has dramatically increased the rodent and scavenger species. This in turn resulted in a big increase in snake populations and rodent based predator populations as well as coons and other scavenger type animals with access to lots of new food in all the new developments. Instead of the agriculture and blocks of land, the system was now made up of semi grown up fields and brush allowing rodents to thrive. Once rodent (including rabbits) population increases dramatically so does everything else that eats them. Again this study I was reading wasnt about turkeys but it does show a window into other effects and how that trickles down to other species. It was a cool read either way. I dont personally think coon hunting and trapping (lack there of) is much of a cause or effect the past 15 years cause it wasnt all that popular in most cases anyways. Sure in a given county or area but its not like a majority of people did it. Some of the spots Ive hunted for 20 years trapping has never been done on it yet for years the turkey population was HUGE and then years it was almost null and void. Ecosystems can be VERY fickle and I dont think people see the "whole" picture as the landscape changes. having said that, I am not a turkey biologist lol. I dont have answers, I just have questions. I do have a forestry and wildlife biology background so I do at least understand some of it. [/QUOTE]
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